The Ahearn Family Foundation
Historical FunderNew Canaan, Connecticut · EIN 06-1413251 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$67K
Organizations funded23
Typical grant$2,635
Total assets$2.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,525 and $4,063.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CAROLINE TOCE AHEARN FAMILY FOUNDAT |
|---|---|
| Address | 42 BEACON HILL LANE, NEW CANAAN CT 06840 |
| Phone | 2039873660 |
| CAROLINE.TOCE@CTTRUSTEE.COM | |
| Form and materials | THE FOUNDATION USES THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR FOUNDATIONS COMMON GRANT APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ASSISTANCE, AN ORGANIZATION SHOULD CONTACT THE FOUNDATION IN WRITING. A COPY OF THE APPLICATION AND REQUESTED DOCUMENT WILL BE FORWARDED TO APPLICANTS BEING CONSIDERED. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL AND SEPTEMBER. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ARE CONSIDERED AT THE FOUNDATION'S QUARTERLY MEETINGS HELD IN MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR. |
| Deadlines | APRIL 1ST AND SEPTEMBER 1ST |
| Restrictions | IN ORDER TO USE OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES PRUDENTLY AND TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED BY DONOR, DONALD P. AHEARN, WE HAVE CONCENTRATED OUR GRANTMAKING ON PROJECTS AND NEEDS WITHIN HARTFORD COUNTY. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT CONSIDER GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR TO THE "GENERAL FUND" OPERATING PHASES OF ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hands on Hartford | Hartford, CT | Funding to purchase replacement tables and chairs for gather55/community meals dining facility. | $6,262 |
| Southington Community Cultural Arts | Southington, CT | Funding to purchase an used bailey twin auger 80# clay mixer and pugger in support of their "project slop to recycled clay" program. | $6,000 |
| Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble | Bristol, CT | Funding to purchase several needed items: 2-3 laptops, music, music folders, filing boxes, recording/percussion equipment and new band… | $5,362 |
| Connecticut Children's Foundation | Hartford, CT | Funding to purchase supplies for their new inpatient medical-psychiatric unit: weighted blankets, safe art supplies, foam building pieces,… | $5,000 |
| Prudence Crandall Center | New Britain, CT | Funding to support the renovation of their rose hill waiting room: 3 side tables, 6 chairs, a bookshelf, lamps, paint and artwork for… | $4,925 |
| American School for the Deaf | West Hartford, CT | Support to purchase 17 tripp trapp for the common spaces of the school. | $4,063 |
| Integrated Health Services | Newington, CT | Funding to support the newington school district based health center; ipads, anatomical visual AIDS, medical-grade scale, an otoscope and a… | $3,917 |
| The Children's Museum | West Hartford, CT | Funding to purchase materials for interactive discovery boards. | $3,126 |
| American Clock & Watch Museum | Bristol, CT | Funding to support the creation of a mural by magge gagliardi outside the museum. | $3,000 |
| Connectikids Inc | Hartford, CT | Funding to help support youth development afterschool and summer programs: laptops, new tents, fold-out tables and weather proof storage… | $3,000 |
| Riverfront Recapture | Hartford, CT | Funding to purchase a hitch rake attachment for their bobcat toolcat and inflatable personal flotation devices with extra co2 cartridges. | $2,767 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | Funding to purchase supplies for a variety of programs atcamp merrie-wood | $2,635 |
| The Bridge Family Center Inc | Bristol, CT | Funding to help furnish their mosiac parenting center: 8' conference table, 10 chairs, 1 credenza and bookcases. | $2,500 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | Funding to help replace the stovetops in their communal kitchen. | $2,000 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corporation | Bloomfield, CT | Funding to purchase kitchen items in support of their healthy meals program: 4 full size speed racks, 24 full sheet trays, 2 stockpots with… | $1,991 |
| Mental Health Connecticut | Newington, CT | Funding to purchase drums and carts for their art of wellbeing studio located at the hispanic health council's family wellness center. | $1,700 |
| South Park Inn | Hartford, CT | Funding to purchase 15 new vinyl-covered twin beds for their veterans programs. | $1,635 |
| The Family Center Dba Imagine Nation | Bristol, CT | Funding to purchase six student guitars and art supplies for their "the arts of cambridge park" program. | $1,525 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Funding to enhance visual documentation and marketing capabilities through the purchase of professional-grade camera equipment. | $1,500 |
| Greater New Britiain Teen Preganancy Prevention Inc | New Britain, CT | Funding to establish senderos bodega, a student run store, at the pathways/senderos center. | $1,300 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bristol | Bristol, CT | Support to purchase program supplies and prizes ofr "power hour: making minutes count!" | $1,000 |
| Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra | Bristol, CT | Funding to purchase music for their nutmeg symphony orchestra educational children's concerts program. | $1,000 |
| The Cove Center for Grieving Children | Cheshire, CT | Funding to purchase makeit plates and copies of "guiding your child through grief" to support the family program in west hartford. | $447 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $66,655 | 23 |
| 2023 | $65,231 | 26 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543219349107609
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-1413251
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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